WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 2001: Re: [Birth Control] ortho-cyclen and a period

Re: [Birth Control] ortho-cyclen and a period

From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 24 Dec 2001 18:03:34 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 24 Dec 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>In order to regulate myself to have ONE period every TWO months, instead
>of my regular once-a-month period, I have been taking only the
>"blue-pills" - I went through one pack (three weeks of "blue-pills) and
>now I am about to finish all the "blue-pills" of the second pack. This
>time I am ready to have my period back. My question is: How long after
>I start taking the "green-pills" (sugar pills), can I expect an onset of
>a period? In general, how does one calculate, without any room for
>marginal error, to be period-free at any specific date and yet still
>maintain a regular (same intervals) cycle? Thank You!

I am not sure if all pills work the same, I assume they would. I know some have different hormone levels in them. Though the placebo 'inactive' pills contain no hormones. I can't tell you exactly when for sure you can expect to have 'withdrawl bleeding' (thanks again Robin for correcting me on this). I take Aleese 28 and have my withdrawal bleeding on day 2 and even day 3 of placebo pills (actually, I dont even take them.. they are more of a reminder pill than anything). When I run out of my pill pack and am starting on the placebos, I just write on my calendar when to start the new pack. Also, I have found that even with the same amount of days in a month, and a pack of pills, I will sometimes have the withdrawal bleeding a few days ahead of schedule. Still can't figure out how that works out. Anyways, hope this answered your question. Happy Holidays!

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